An inspirational person, Karen Gaffney shatters the myth that having Down Syndrome, a genetic chromosomal disorder, ruins a person’s life: “Yes, we are different…But we also are filled with potential and abilities and dreams…”

Pope Benedict XVI speaks with the same firmness of faith, the coherence and confidence in Christ that we learned from John Paul II. He gives us confidence that adherence to Christ is our stronghold and message amidst confusion.

We like to think that we are really grown up when we can do our own thing. Jesus Christ challenges that assumption. Obedience to God is where the real power lies. It is a different kind of power: the power to set men free.